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Wednesday, December 4, 2024
A Balm for My Irritated Soul/Skin
As a consequence of my annual late-fall shopping trip, I found out that my favorite after shave balm (not lotion, more on that later) had been discontinued. I go on about four of these shopping trips per year as a day off from work and to check on products not really found locally. My last trip didn't turn out too well, so I had hoped this one would be better. I had to delay it by a week, as the weather was too rainy for the original date, but it allowed me to research and plan things out better. I was running a few minutes late that morning, but I was ready to go within the scheduled time frame. However, the person accompanying me needed over twenty minutes more to get ready. This made us late, only to be compounded by having to drop off some chocolate-covered cherries to a customer and an unscheduled rest stop. Not to mention a regular scheduled rest stop later on. Ultimately, we were over thirty minutes behind schedule, so a few destinations had to be cut out, as well as a few things I was looking for. Fortunately, I had looked online for a few things, so I knew what to look for. I already knew that there weren't going to be any shirts in the brands I follow in the color palette I needed, but I took a quick glance anyway just to make sure. Pants and jeans were almost better, but still nothing in the style, color, and size (W34 L29/30 is a tricky combination sometimes). I wound up not trying a single thing on that day, even with all of the great sales going on. Finally, I went after my Bleu de Chanel eau de perfum and after shave balm. While I found the former, no one had the latter. The clerks even mentioned they weren't getting their orders in. I wound up just getting a small bottle of Bleu (stupid inflation). So, while I spent more this shopping trip than my previous one, I actually got fewer things. I got back home only a little later in the day than I would for a normal Tuesday, made a little later because I forgot to bring the windshield frost cover that morning. (Turns out, while it did frost that night, it melted before I left for work the next morning.) I somehow I managed to cram a day's worth of streaming videos, social networking, and playing games into a few hours that night. Along the way, I managed to get an ad for Bleu. So, I naturally clicked it to check out what was going on. Turns out that Chanel had discontinued its entire after shave balm line for all of its men's fragrances. Instead, there was a 'watery' after shave lotion for better coverage, as well as moisturizer for skin care. I have always preferred balm as it provided a better soothing sensation for my sensitive skin, and not just the irritation I get because I never really learned how to shave via a cartridge or electric razor. Now, I don't know what to do. I don't want to order a different product online, unless I tried it out for myself in the store first. Not just because of the scent, but the coverage as well. I'm not due for another shopping trip until February, and I might not be going to a store with a great selection of men's fragrances. There really isn't a great selection locally, at least for the higher end products. Even then, I wouldn't want to get another fragrance that might clash with my regular Bleu. I don't like many scents, so I tend to stick with one for a long time. (I usually only shave every other day, but I only use after shave on the days I actually go out, so about twelve to fourteen times a month.) I will probably be forced to buy a bottle of cheap stuff from the super-center like I did during the lockdown. In fact, my current bottle might be the one I got when I could go on shopping trips again. Yes, it can take me that long to go through them. That's why I am taking my time in determining what to do.
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